--- title: "Impossibly Skinny Fiat Panda Build Leaves Us Uncomfortable, but Impressed" date: "2025-06-30" modified: "2025-06-30" authors: - name: "Adam Ismail" job_title: "Senior Editor" link: "https://www.thedrive.com/authors/adam-ismail" url: "https://www.thedrive.com/news/impossibly-skinny-fiat-panda-build-leaves-us-uncomfortable-but-impressed" categories: - "Builds" - "Culture" - "News" tags: - "fiat" --- # Impossibly Skinny Fiat Panda Build Leaves Us Uncomfortable, but Impressed ![Thin Fiat Panda created by Andrea Marazzi]() *\Pitstop\_UK via YouTube\* The impossibly slender [Fiat Panda]() you see here was created by an Italian man named Andrea Marazzi, and he is a genius. There's really no other word for someone able to dream up a contraption like this and actually render it as a working vehicle, with a fit and finish so high-quality that you'd almost wonder if Fiat itself built this thing for an art museum. It took a year for Marazzi to slice up his 1993 Panda and put it back together again, missing about two-thirds of its width. A human can fit inside ot it, though keeping both elbows in seems like a challenge. There is even "seating" for a passenger behind the driver, so long as they're comfortable sitting mostly on the wheel wells. While it may look like a motorcycle, Marazzi's masterpiece retains all four of the donor Panda's wheels, which seems like another unbelievable feat until you remember how small and thin those first-gen Panda tires are. The paper-thin Panda only tops out at about 9 mph. That's fine, because anything faster would be terrifying, and also pose a massive rollover risk. I mean, this makes a Reliant Robin seem resolutely stable. > [View this post on Instagram]() > [A post shared by tutti pazzi per marazzi (@tutti\_pazzi\_per\_marazzi)]() The steering wheel looks as if it's been pulled off a Cozy Coupe, and the whole thing is powered by a 24-volt DC electric motor, because why bother cramming a gas engine in there? This Panda is just 19.6 inches wide—about 38 inches less than an ordinary one. For that reason, only a single headlight is necessary, though it still has turn indicators on either side. And if you think the windshield is comical, get a look at the teardrop rear window. ![]() ![]() Hat tip to *[Designboom]()* for bringing Marazzi's work to our attention. It seems he's also rolling out a build diary series over on his Instagram page, [Tutti Pazzi Per Marazzi]() ("Everyone's Crazy About Marazzi" in Italian—great name); though we unfortunately won't be able to follow along, because it's not in English. Still, it'll be handy to link to next time somebody discounts this perplexing Panda as the work of AI or Photoshop. *Got a tip? Email us at tips@thedrive.com* ## Author Adam is a Senior Editor at The Drive, concentrating on curating and developing the site's slate of daily journalism, from initial pitch to final copy edit. When he's not at his desk researching leads and working with writers, he's testing vehicles or reviewing racing games, new and old. He joined The Drive in 2023, following seven years of covering consumer technology and cars. A car lover and gamer since his earliest memories, Adam came to know the automotive world through video games. First it was Daytona USA, Sega Rally, and Ridge Racer; then came Need For Speed, which inspired an encyclopedic knowledge of '90s supercars, and, of course, Gran Turismo. If not for them, he'd assuredly be doing something else right now. Adam is based in the suburbs outside Philly, where there are ample roads for his hot hatch to stretch its legs. In his car, he's probably listening to indie rock, drum and bass, or Yankees baseball. ### Author social links [Bluesky]() [Instagram]() [LinkedIn]()